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I. M. MAHAN.

CAMPAIGN HAT.

No. 353,693. Patented Dec. 7, 1886.

UNITED STATES FRANK. M. MAHAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN BOOTH, OF SAME PLACE.

CAM PAlGN-HAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,693, dated December 7, 1886.

Application filed September 24, 1886. Serial No. 214,479. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, FRANK. M. IVIAHAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Campaign Trans pareucy-Hats, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This my invention has for its object to provide transparencies for political-campaign purposes to be worn as hats by the men forming the procession; and it consists of a hat the body of which is made of translucent material to have painted or printed thereon names, in signias, or mottos, and arranged for securing a light therein, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the hat; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the center of the same, and Fig. 3 a sectional plan on line :20 a: in Fig. 2.

Corresponding letters in the several figures of the drawings designate like parts.

A denotes the skeleton frame, preferably made of wire, over which frame is stretched light Woven fabric or other suitable material, forming the translucent covering for the body of the hat, and a is the bottom eXtension-frame of such skeleton frame, over which is stretched the material I), forming the rim of the hat. As shown by drawings, such body, preferably, is made square,with an oval rim; but the shape of the body may be made cylindrical, polygonal, pyramidical, or conical, and the rim may be made square or rectangular.

Into the bottom of skeleton frame A is secured a ring, 0, preferably made of sheet metal, which ring is to fit around the head of the bearer, and may be made elastic or adjustable to fit different-size heads, and provided with a bow-brace, '01, extending from the sides over the head and supporting the hat thereon. A spider-frame, E, also bent, of wire, and secured with its arms to the top of the skeleton frame A, and with its lower central portion upon bow-brace d, carries a saucer, f, in which rests a lamp, F. The crown-sheet of the hat has a large ciicular opening, 9, forthe' escape of the gases from the burning lamp, while the open margin it around ring 0 admits atmospheric air to such lamp.

Upon the severalsides of the body-covering of the hat are to be printed or painted names, insignias, or mottos, which by the light and the transparency of the material can be clearly read or seen at night in a manner that such hats will take the place of torches and transparencies heretofore carried in hand by the processionalists.

The translucent body with the lamp-holding frame also may be so constructed that it can be placed and Worn over an ordinary hat.

I am aware that lamps or lanterns have been constructed to be attached to the front of hats or caps, and also to the hoods of horses,which I disclaim; but

What I do claim as my invention is,

1. A campaignhat having a translucent body, and being provided interiorly with a frame suitable for holding a light, substantially as set forth.

2. A campaign-hat composed of a skeleton frame covered with translucent material, and provided interiorly with a suitable support for holding a light, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK. M. MAHAN.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Lo'rz, OTTO LUBKERT. 

